The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Fifth-avenue mansion of the late William
NJ. Tweed will soon be an emporium of trade.
COLONEL FRED GRANT has gone TO Europe
some say to escort his sister, Mrs Sartoris, to
this country on her promised visit
Ex-Gov. HoADLYs law firm was Withdrawn
from the defense of Ives, the expert Wall-street
fnaucier, on the ground that he has lied to and
tricked them.
STANLEY made quite a little money out of the
ivory trade on the Congo, and will also get $780,
900 for book on his present trip from Bentley,
the London publisher.
Dom PEDRo's favorite drink is the juice of or
anges and lemons, iced, and favored with ia
maica rum. When recently advised by Paris
physician to give IL up said: Il can't, and you
wouldn't advise me to 1t you knew how good it
HORACE T. Cook, treasurer of Cayuga county,
New York, is entitled to distinction as tena-
cious of6cehol6er. He was first elected to that
position thirty-nine years ago, and has just been
renominated for the fourteenth consecutive
time.
THE United States army is now being paid off
monthly at all large posts and the smaller ones
ask for the same privilege. The savings system
now in operation with the army ought be
greatly extended in usefulness with this re-
form.
THE finest lens ever made by the late Alvan
Clark is in the big telescope at the naval obser-
microscopic photograph which Is invisible to the
naked eye can be read through 1t at distance
of four hundred feet.
Mrs. CLEVELAND is lady of fortune as we'll
as fortunate lady. Congressman McShane, of
Nebraska. is authority for the statement that
the present valuation of the Omaha property in
which the Presidents wife and her mother have
each eighth interest is 100000.
HERE is a postscript to girls letter,
quoted by London Truth: when you write
next answer me in confidence two questions:
Can you lace your boots with your corset ONT
And can you put your bonnet with your
sodice on? l want to Known"
AN Anarchist orator recently set forth the
tenets of the organization very tersely as fol-
lows: Economy is a crime Thrift is a wrong.
Temperance is an insult to justice The
who ignores the cravings of appetite is liar-a
villain He insults his mother earth"
A HANDSOMELY engraved letter of congra tula-
ton, properly signed, will be forwarded to
Grandpa Jay Gould mex. week by the people of
Memphis. Tenn, as graceful expression of
their gratitude for his generous aid to them
during the yellow fever scourge OF 1873.
GEORGE W. CHILDs of the Philadelphia Led
ger is o royal entertainer. Ever since the pal
ace cars have been put upon the route between
Philadelphia and Long Branch Mr.. Chids has
reserved six seats each day for his friends. whom
he is constantly entertaining at his summer
home.
Miss ANNA Fl. WHITNEY. of Lancaster, Mass,
s one of the most successful breeders of st.
Bernard dogs in America. She spent years in
Switzerland studying the dogs and she is recog-
nized as an authority. She is the proprietor of
the Chequasset kennels, and finds time also to
conduct the Cheauasset scnoo! for girls.
THE late Marshal Pelissier once struck his aid
de-camp in of those fits of uncomfortable
rage for which he notorious. The off Ger
took out his pistol, pointed it at Pelissier and
pressed the trigger. It did not go off. "A fort
nights arrest" calmly said I'elissisr. 'fThat
will teach you not to keep your arms in such
bad order"
In Amsterdam. n. Y, there is a remarkable
photograph. according to a newspaper there 1t
is a group of the heads of four young ladies.
But if the picture is placed across the room aud
looked at with nalf-closed eyes for a few